Posted By Sean McMahon I am currently putting together a guidance manual on asbestos management as part of the development of a H&S management system for a construction company. I wish to develop a procedure to be implemented in response to workers being unexpectedly exposed and potentially contaminated during the course of construction work. The HSE do not appear to have anything which specifically covers this situation, however I have used Reg 14- (Arrangements to deal with accidents, incidents and emergencies) of the CAWR 2005 to put something together. If anybody has any ideas of where to look (I am told that HSG 210 Asbestos Essentials Pg 25 has some good info but I don't have access to it) or has a procedure that they use I would be very grateful.

Posted By Dave Wilson I know this may be a mute point however as from May 2004 (Reg 4)it has become an expicit legal duty for people who manage buildings to find out if their property contains asbestos and to what extent and its condition. I know this may not be of any use but and BIG BUT your staff should not be working on any building unless an asbestos management plan has been drawn up and available to you 'before' work commences, if the building owner does not supply this they are in flagrant disregard of statute law, the HSE and the LA are clamping down on this this year. So you should never be exposed unexpectedly to any ACM's , a Type 3 fully intrusive survey is legally required before any major refurbishment or demolition work as well. I have lost count of the amount of PS under CDM who do not account for this!! Anyway try indg 289

Posted By Dave Wilson I agree wholeheartedly, but if all the building duty holders and construction companies and asbestos surveing companies were doing their jobs properly then this should not happen. Even with a type 3 survey the Asbestos company are constrained by the amount of samples they can take (Client COST!!) which sometimes does not reflect the amount of samples they should take! Heypresto inadvertant exposure!!!

Posted By Dave Wilson You would not believe it mate, Get this only do a limited type 2 for demolition and HSE get involved and contrcat runs over - saving cost - Now into penalty clauses for the PC and PS says "Why didn't you find the asi behind that partition!! DOH!!! After a type 3 where we have told the client that its a destructive sampling survey - "Look what you have done to my building there's holes all over it!!!" DOH!! Can you come and do a type 3 survey on our property (Its only 18 months old!!!!) 'NO' is the answer and explain why - well what about a type two then? DOH!!!

Posted By Brett Day Have had quite a few type 3 surveys with lots of disclaimers about not being able to get behind panels, unable to check fuseboards (despite being disconnected and dead) etc, in reality more like a type 2 survey and as PS have pointed this out to Client and have been told "Well these guys are cheap, beside the PC should be able to take care of this." Have warned PC of shortcomings in my PTH&SP. Very frustrating.